Weather-boarding



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J. E. DONALDSON.

WEATHER BOARDING.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN E. DONALDSON, OF MONTEZUMA, INDIANA.

WEATHER-BOARDING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,387, dated August16, 1887.

Application filed October 11, 1886. Serial No. 215,925). (No model.)

To all whom ifimay concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. DONALDSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montezuma, in the county of Parke and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in \Veather-Boarding or Siding, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Hy invention relates to improvements in weather-boarding or siding forhouses, &c.; and it consists of the peculiar combination and arrangementand novel construction of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully setforth,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provideimproved weather-boardin g orsiding tiles which can be easily and readily applied to the sides,

front, orother parts of a house or otherbuilding and structure by anunskilled person.

A further object is to provide an improved tile for the purposespecified which shall be cheap and inexpensive ofmanufacture,simple,strong, and durable in construction, and proof against fire, rain, snow,&e., which are effectually excluded from between the joints of thetiles, saidjoints of the tiles being wholly concealed, and the means bywhich they are held in plaee,so that a neat and ornamental surface ispresented to view.

In the accompanying drawings,which illus trate a tile forweather-boarding embodying my invention, Figure 1 is a View of a portionof a building to which myiniproved tiles for weather-boarding have beenpartially applied. Fig. 2 is a central sectional view on the line no a:of Fig. 1, to illustrate the manner in which the tiles are laid. Fig. 3is a detail perspective view of one of the tiles. Fig. 4 is a conesponding view of the tile in an inverted position.

Referring to the drawings, in whichlike letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates atile forweatherboarding or siding that is to be applied to the side of a houseor other like structure, which i is constructed in accordance with myinvention.

To render the tile impervious to the action of heat or fire and the rainor snow to which it is subjected, I make the same of fire-clay orterra-cotta, as I have found by experience that a tile made of thisclass of clay can be manufactured very cheaply and easily, and is alsovery durable.

The tile A is preferably made rectangular in form, and on its sides itis provided with two outwardly-projecting flanges or ledges,

I), through which are passed the nails orother devices for securing thetile in place.

The tile A is further provided at one end with an outwardly-proj eetingflange orledge, E, which extends from the under face thereof, and theopposite end of the tile is provided with a like flange,F,that projectsfrom the up per face of the tile.

It will thus be seen that the tile is provided at its opposite sides andends with four projecting flanges or ledges, which are all formed in asingle piece therewith, two of the flanges extending from the lower sideof the tile and two from the upper side thereof.

The lowermost flange B of the tile or weather-boarding is arrangeduppermost and secured to the frame of the house or other structure byscrews, nails, or other suitable means, and the flange or ledge C on theupper side of the adjoining tile overlaps the said flange B, so that thelatter flange and the sccuring means therefor are entirely concealedfrom view, the outer exposed sides of the tiles being arranged in linewith each other or in the same vertical plane. The upper edge of theflange B of each tile is inclined or beveled rearwardly and downwardly,as at f, and the lower edge of the tile proper beneath the lowerflange,G, is beveled in the reverse direction, as at f. Thus when the tiles arelaid and connected together, and the flanges B 0 thereof overlap oneanother, the beveled edges ff of the tiles engage and form a dovetailedjoint which securely connects the meeting edges of the tiles togetherand prevents the same from being displaced.

The flange E of one tile is overlapped and concealed by the flange F ofthe tile adj aeent thereto, so that the end flanges are also concealcdfrom view,

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Theouter or upper face of the tile is provided with a longitudinal and atransverse channel or groove, 9 g, which intersect and communicate withone another at one end. The longitudinal channel 9 is arranged at theupper edge of the body of the tile and within the upper flange Bthereof, and the transverse channel 9 is arranged at one end of thetile, withintheflangeFthereof. Itwillbeseenthatwhen the tiles are laidin series, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, a small space orchannel is provided between the meeting edges of the tiles, as at h,which gives or imparts to the tiles an ornamental appearanee,whiehclosely approxi mates masonry, which is very desirable, and at the sametime the means for securing the tiles are wholly concealed from view.The outer face of the flange E is inclined or beveled outwardly anddownwardly toward the outer face of the tile, to thereby conduct anywater that may enter the joint to the outer face of the sides andfacilitate its escape. The spaces It between the meeting edges of thetiles formed by the channels 9 gserve to conduct water and facilitateits escape in addition to imparting an ornamental appearance to theweather-boardingor tiles.

The outer exposed surfaces of the tiles can be ornamented or figured toany desired extent, so that a neat or-handsome effect is produced andall of the unsightly flanges and nails are completely concealed.

The tiles can be easily and readily applied by an unskilled person, andthey are also very cheap and durable. The joint formed by two tilesabutting together at their ends is over- Having thus fully describedmyinvention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl 1. As anew article of manufacture, a tileforweather-boarding,havingtheintegraltransverse flanges E F fromopposite ends and faces thereof, the outer faces of the flanges beingbeveled or inclined in reverse directions, as and for the purpose setforth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a tile for weather-boarding,havingthe longitudinal and transverse projecting flanges, and the longitudinaland transverse channels g formed in the outer face of the tiles and atone side and end thereof within the lines of the flanges, as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination of a series of tiles having the overlapping flangesat their contiguous edges, each tile having a groove or channel formedlongitudinally and transversely at one of its sides and ends within thelines of the flanges, whereby channels h are formed between the tiles,as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.-

JOHN E. DONALDSON.

Witnesses:

LEwIs R. YOUNG, THOMAS W. 1VIILLER.

